TIRANA- Albanian Development Fund organized last week in Elbasan and Shkodra the latest regional meetings. The goal of these meetings was the regional approach to integrated development projects and the establishment of a clear long-term cooperation for a greater impact.

The ADF will support municipalities in designing projects, finding funding opportunities till the implementation phase. The coordinator of the ADF’s Regional Units, Ermira Mustafaj together with the heads of Korça and Shkodra Regional offices, Marsela Karpuzi and Shpetim Quku emphasized the importance of creating a common database for priority projects in infrastructure, tourism and economic development in cooperation with the municipalities.

A common database with priority projects provides a clear overview at the regional level of investments needed not only at the municipal or district level but also beyond this. This new approach to investment planning and their integration into development programs aims to improve and combine the interests of municipalities and stakeholders involved in projects.

 

 
These meetings have in focus also the criteria and terms of application for the call announced in the framework of the "Local and Regional Infrastructure" program.

(Announcement of the first call for project funding from “Local and regional infrastructure” program 2019)

The ADF announced in December the first call for all municipalities that benefit from the regional development program, focused on improving road infrastructure between local units and projects that serve as a catalyst for urban and rural revitalization.

The ADF’s regional units are conceived as an instrument available to municipalities to get all the encouragement and support needed for their projects.